Admiral Puff

minimum effort, maximum rust

of our giant bombardon

not a pretty sight

shoes and socks off

those lines all bombed

when attempting to dress

rather than unlucky fried

have "fries" with that?

sense from this thread

There are four pictures in the Wingleader book: two on p.11, one on p.12 and one on p.13. The main picture on p.11 shows a lineup of 15 of 48 Squadron's aircraft at Manston shortly after the Squadron's formation on 6 March 1936, from which it appears that the aircraft bore no squadron markings apart from an individual aircraft letter. Discernable markings include K6158/E, K6173/C and K6182, which could be either X or Y. That picture, and the one with it, also show the early-delivery aberration of serials being displayed above the wings. On p.12 there is a picture of K8732/A described as "serving with the School of Air Navigation"; the two on p.13 are of L7046/E1 and L7046 Q1, both School of Air Navigation aircraft. All pictures show the standard pre-war overall silver finish, with polished metal cowls. Edit: Sabrejet's picture above is another from what must have been a series taken on the same day; it is apparent from that picture that K6173 is in fact "G".

that is downtown Orange

laid on by trowel

of the Fairley Fruitbat (Hairystick, I believe that Starfix does quite delightful kits of both ...)

to clear the air

or at least delays

but going out backwards

and dainty lilac highlights

Light Sky Type S

but a beautiful blue

for the mandatory rehabilitation

Thanks for this, Bjorn - I've got a couple of RAAF/RAN aircraft I want to build, so I'll be following this avidly! Does anyone have any thoughts on how difficult it might be to graft the Pilot Models two-hole nose (which doesn't look to be too bad) onto the Airfix fuselage. May save some faffing around ...

I'd like to see a '50s Grand Prix car, but I'm not holding my breath!

with both eyes closed

of Battersea Power House

it's full of epoxy